Is anyone else stunned by the tone of this discussion??

I can 100 percent understand the doubt...

I can't understand how aggressively some are trying to undermine the efforts though .... Its obvious the first priority of the cca is to build a large membership and to raise funds.... You may not agree with that priority, but how can you undermine six thousand sportfishermen trying something constructive and getting involved--even if youd do it differently if you were in charge.... I'd expect cautionary tales and patronizing pats on the back, but not such hostility....

I started a business ten years ago with no biz training, in a market I had no real experience in, with a plan that was both laughably naive and just dumb in places... But we succeeded, and while we had doubters (including ourselves) people in general were supportive and encouraging....

Maybe the CCA is naive... Maybe they're going to make mistakes and even fail... But don't they at least deserve your support in spirit, even if you don't want to sign on?

I can see commercial fishing interests drinking the hatorade, but why sporties?

And with six thousand members they should have 20-30 times more knuckleheads than the WSC, just statistically based on larger membership... I'd. Guess that's why you're much more likely to bump into an ill informed CCA member.